Blurred emotions
Sensory loss in either the eyes or the ears affects our ability to recognize emotions, but does loss in both eyes and ears further worsen our ability to interpret multisensory signals? In a recent paper published in the journal “Vision … Continued
With an eye to the future
University Medical Centre Groningen’s (UMCG) Laboratory of Experimental Ophthalmology (LEO) and Bulbitech AS to collaborate on the evaluation of eye-movement based ophthalmic screening techniques. Facilitated by an equipment grant from the UMCG, the Laboratory of Experimental Ophthalmology (LEO) has signed … Continued
We’re hiring! Postdoc position for collaborative 7T fMRI project with Spinoza Center Amsterdam
The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) , in collaboration with the Spinoza Centre (SC) for Neuroimaging in Amsterdam, has a position available for a postdoctoral researcher (0.78-1.0 fte = 28-36 hrs per week) to investigate human visual perception using, amongst … Continued
Congratulations, dr. Alessandro!
Congratulations to Alessandro Grillini for successfully defending his PhD thesis entitled ‘Spatio-Temporal Integration Properties of the Human Visual System’. Alessandro defended his thesis on the 11th of November 2020 under tight Covid-19 related restrictions that prevented an audience and most … Continued
NextGenVis fellow’s spin-off Reperio raises its first investment
Reperio, an UMCG spin-off company founded by NextGenVis fellow Alessandro Grillini, raised its first major investment. The company aims to accelerate the diagnostic process for glaucoma and neurodegenerative diseases using eye-tracking technology and analyses developed by Alessandro and colleagues during … Continued
What explains that we have two brains in one?
The two hemispheres of the brain process information somewhat differently. In other words, we have two brains in one, a phenomenon referred to as “brain lateralization”. Can a single unifying principle explain all the instances of brain lateralization? In a … Continued
Grant for new eye tracking equipment
The UMCG awarded the Laboratory of Experimental Ophthalmology a grant (€20.000) that will enable it to buy new eye tracking technology. Specifically, it will allow us to buy the Pupil Invisible, a system that promises calibration free eye tracking, as … Continued
Imaging nerve breakdown
Assessing the integrity of the optic nerve (ON), the first section of the neural wiring between the eye and the brain, is important in ophthalmology for diagnostic purposes and follow-up. Commonly, this is done using optical coherence tomography (OCT), yet … Continued
Go with the flow!
Can the directionality of BOLD activity, as measured using fMRI, provide meaningful information at a very fine scale? In a recent paper, published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, Nicolas Gravel and colleagues show that it does. Using advanced models, they … Continued
Outward bound receptive fields
Does having a visual field defect affect the representation of the visual world in the human brain? In a paper in the journal “Neuroimage”, Gokhul Prabhakaran and colleagues report that it does. Using fMRI, they find that neurons in the … Continued
A I or A eye, that’s no longer the question
Eye movements are an integral and critical part of our normal visual behavior, and evaluating these may offer valuable insights for clinical interventions, diagnostics, and understanding visual perception. With raising interest in studying... READ MORE
Grant awarded for the “Virtual Reality for enhanced Visual Rehabilitation” (VR4eVR) project
Visual rehabilitation for hemianopia, which may be necessary after a stroke, can take a long time. Wouldn’t it be very useful if one could do this in the comfort of one’s own home?... READ MORE
Visual Hallucinations and the Curious Absence of Activity in the Primary Visual Cortex
Visual hallucinations are perceptions without a physical stimulus to relate this percept too. It affects millions of people, yet surprisingly little is known about what’s happening in the brain during visual hallucinations. Marouska... READ MORE
The details are in the contrast
There is a need for simpler methods of perimetry – the measurement of retinal sensitivity at different visual field locations. In a recent paper in the journal Vision Research, Anne Vrijling, Minke de... READ MORE